[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50632-50633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24891]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-444-000]


Calypso Pipeline, Notice of Application

September 28, 2001.
    Take notice that on September 19, 2001, Calypso Pipeline, LLC 
(Calypso), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed and 
application in the above-referenced docket number pursuant to section 3 
of the Natural gas Act (NGA) and Part 153 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations, and, in addition, Calypso requests, to the extent 
necessary, a Presidential Permit pursuant to 18 CFR 153.15-17 and 
Executive Order 10485, as amended by Executive Order 12038, and 
Secretary of Energy Delegation Order 0204-112 for the purpose of 
importing and transporting natural gas from a proposed interconnection 
at the U.S./Bahamian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundary with a 
proposed Bahamian pipeline connected to a proposed LNG terminal located 
in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island to markets in Florida and other 
states. This application will be combined with the applications filed 
by Calypso under Docket Numbers CP01-409-000, et al. The application is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing 
may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' 
link, select ``Docket#'' and follow the instructions (please call (202) 
208-2222 for assistance).
    The description of the proposed facilities are described in the 
CP01-409-000, et al. application. For purposes of Section 3 of NGA, the 
EEZ boundary is considered a border where the proposed facilities will 
be constructed. The facilities consist of 250 feet of 24-inch pipeline 
constructed on the seabed of the Atlantic Ocean. Calypso states that it 
will provide transportation service, and will not take title to gas 
being imported. Therefore, it states that the Department of Energy, 
Office of Fossil Energy import authorization is not required.
    Any questions regarding the application be directed to Alice K. 
Weekley, Calypso Pipeline, LLC, 333 Clay Street, Suite 1800, Houston, 
Texas 77002, at (713) 646-7381, or at [email protected].
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before October 19, 2001, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the 
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary 
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the 
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings

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associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other 
pipelines in the area, and on landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to 
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important 
either to file comments or to intervene as early in the process as 
possible.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's web site under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
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